RBE No. 88/2025
Clarification/Corrigendum No.137
भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2021/E(Sports)/RSPB/4(1)/2/Status
New Delhi, dated 26.08.2025
The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways, Production and other units.
Sub:- De-recognition of Handball Association India (HAI) in the game discipline of Handball-reg.
Ref: (i) This office's letter of even number, dated 31.07.2023.
(ii) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports' D.O. letter No. 09-04/2024-SP-I dated 02.06.2025.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in response to a query from this office, have informed vide their letter dated 02.06.2025 that currently there is no recognized National Sports Federation (NSF) for Handball game discipline in India stating that the recognition granted to Handball Association India (HAI) as NSF vide letter No. 31-14/2009-SP-1 dated 25.07.2023 was stayed by Hon'ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana vide order dated 05.09.2023 passed in CWP No. 19665 of 2023.
